Jay Niemann

Jay Niemann (born November 27, 1960) is an American college football coach. He is the assistant defensive line coach for the University of Iowa, a position he has held since 2019.^[1][2][3][4] He was the head football coach for Simpson College from 2002 to 2007.^[5][6] He also coached for Western Washington,^[7] Washington,^[8] Drake,^[9] Northern Iowa,^[10] Hardin–Simmons, Northern Illinois,^[11] Rutgers,^[12][13] and Wyoming.^[14] He played college football for Iowa State as a linebacker.^[15]

Jay Niemann

Current position
Title	Assistant defensive line coach
Team	Iowa
Conference	Big Ten
Biographical details
Born	(1960-11-27) November 27, 1960 (age 64) Harlan, Iowa, U.S.
Alma mater	Iowa State University (1983) Western Washington University (1988)
Playing career
1979–1982	Iowa State
Position(s)	Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1985	Western Washington (ST/LB)
1986–1988	Washington (GA)
1989–1994	Drake (DC/DB)
1995–1996	Drake (AHC/DC/DB)
1997	Northern Iowa (DB)
1998	Northern Iowa (LB)
1999–2000	Northern Iowa (DC/LB)
2001	Northern Iowa (DB)
2002–2007	Simpson (IA)
2008–2010	Hardin–Simmons (co-DC/DB)
2011–2015	Northern Illinois (DC/S)
2016–2018	Rutgers (DC/LB)
2019 (spring)	Wyoming (LB)
2019–present	Iowa (assistant DL)
Head coaching record
Overall	33–28
Tournaments	0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs)

Personal life

Niemann has two sons, Nick and Ben. Both are linebackers in the National Football League (NFL).^[16]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	D3#
Simpson Storm (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2002–2007)
2002	Simpson	6–4	6–3	4th
2003	Simpson	9–2	7–1	2nd	L NCAA Division III First Round	23
2004	Simpson	6–4	4–4	6th
2005	Simpson	5–5	3–5	6th
2006	Simpson	3–7	3–5	7th
2007	Simpson	4–6	3–5	T–6th
Simpson:		33–28	26–23
Total:		33–28